Foxborough School Committee Approves $55,600 Heating Transfer, French Textbook, Four Policies

FOXBOROUGH -- May 27, 2026, Foxborough School Committee unanimously approved a $55,600 budget transfer and a $20,000 French textbook purchase at its May 27 meeting. Business Director Sheridan requested the transfer, moving funds from the private tuition school account to natural gas, to cover an unusually cold winter that forced facilities staff to keep heating systems running continuously to prevent frozen pipes; the committee approved 5-0. World Language Department Chair Christine Smith and colleagues Zach Diorci and Holly Parsons presented a full K-12 curriculum review, after which the committee voted 5-0 to purchase a new French textbook for grades 9 through 12 at $20,000 as the only budget item required. The committee also passed four policies on second read, superintendent evaluation (CBI), administrative reports (CL, amended to read "may include" rather than "will include"), grants proposals (DD), and community use of school facilities (KF), all 5-0. The Varsity Softball Booster Club presented a proposal to paint a mural on the away dugout, an item held for a formal vote at the next meeting, and the committee voted 5-0 to hold its annual retreat July 20 with MASC facilitator Sean Costello.